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    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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    Dead Google's Employees' Families Receive Fantastic Package
    If an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month until they turn 19.
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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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    The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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    Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
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